Shark Week Day 2

Open Ended

What is your favorite kind of shark?

Multiple Choice

What is one important difference between sharks and other fish?

• Sharks have bones, while most fish do not.

• Sharks have gills, but most fish do not.

• Sharks have cartilage skeletons, while most fish have bone skeletons.

• Sharks live only in freshwater, while most fish live in saltwater.

Open Ended

Why do you think sharks are important to the ocean ecosystem?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between sharks and fish?

• Sharks have bones, fish have cartilage.

• Sharks have cartilage, fish have bones.

• Both sharks and fish have bones.

• Both sharks and fish have cartilage.

Multiple Select

Select all features that are true for sharks.

• Covered in dermal teeth

• Have swim bladders

• Have cartilage instead of bones

• Covered in scales

Open Ended

How do the skin coverings of sharks and fish differ, and what might be the advantage of each?

Open Ended

What special ability do sharks have when it comes to hearing, and how does it help them?

Multiple Choice

Why can sharks have almost 360 degree vision?

• Because they have eyes on the side of their head

• Because they have very large eyes

• Because they swim fast

• Because they live in the ocean

Multiple Choice

Which sense do sharks have that other animals do not?

• Bio-electric sense

• Hearing

• Taste

• Touch

Open Ended

What is your favorite shark sense?

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about shark behavior are correct?

• Some sharks spend all their time alone looking for food

• All sharks swim in large schools

• Some sharks swim in large schools with many other sharks

• All sharks are exactly the same

Multiple Choice

What type of shark is this?

• Epaulette Shark

• Angelshark

• Frilled Shark

• Wobbegong

Multiple Choice

What is one major difference between sharks and most other fish?

• Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage, while most fish have skeletons made of bone.

• Sharks can breathe air, but most fish cannot.

• Sharks live only in freshwater, while most fish live in saltwater.

• Sharks are mammals, but most fish are reptiles.

Multiple Choice

What type of sounds can sharks hear best?

• High-pitched whistles

• Screams from prey

• Low-frequency vibrations

• Dolphin clicks

Multiple Choice

How is shark vision adapted for underwater hunting?

• They see only in black and white

• Their eyes adjust to light and dark very quickly

• They have heat vision like snakes

• They close their eyes underwater

Multiple Choice

How good is a shark’s sense of smell?

• About the same as humans

• They can only smell food within a few inches

• They can smell one drop of blood in an Olympic-sized pool

• They can’t smell underwater

Multiple Choice

What special sense helps sharks detect electrical signals from other animals?

• Radar sense

• Electroreception

• Echolocation

• Magnetic vision

Multiple Choice

What are shark "dermal teeth" or denticles used for?

• Helping them bite harder

• Keeping their skin soft

• Making them swim faster

• Protecting them from sunburn